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Owain Park

b. 1993

British

Summary

Owain Park was born in Bristol in 1993. His compositions are published by Novello, and have been performed internationally by ensembles including the Tallis Scholars and the Aurora Orchestra.

While at Cambridge University he studied orchestration with John Rutter, before undertaking a Masters degree in composition. As a conductor, he maintains a busy schedule of projects with ensembles including the BBC Singers, the Academy of Ancient Music, Cappella Cracoviensis, and Cambridge Chorale.

His own vocal consort, The Gesualdo Six, tour extensively around the world and have been lauded for their interpretation of renaissance and contemporary music. Owain is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), and was awarded the Dixon Prize for improvisation, having been Senior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Trinity College Cambridge. He was a Tenebrae Associate Artist for two seasons, and has worked with ensembles including The Sixteen, Gabrieli Consort, and Polyphony.

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Critical Acclaim
Owain Park is no mere one-minute wonder but a composer who is going to make a very distinct mark on the British choral tradition. — Marc Rochester, Gramophone (Dec 2018)

Biography

Owain Park was born in Bristol in 1993. His works are published by Novello and have been performed internationally by ensembles including The Tallis Scholars, the Aurora Orchestra and the Norwegian Soloists’ Choir. While at Cambridge University he studied composition and orchestration with John Rutter, before undertaking a Masters degree in composition under Jeremy Thurlow and Richard Causton.
Recent works include a piece for Voces8 and Rachel Podger (Antiphon for the Angels, 2018), and a set of six songs for SATB and piano for Louth Choral Society (Sing to me, winchimes, 2018). The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge included The Wings of the Wind (2015) in their tour programmes to the United States, Australia and Hong Kong, and his chamber opera The Snow Child (2016) was performed over five nights at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. In 2017 Tenebrae Choir directed by Nigel Short premièred and toured his new choral work Footsteps. His compositions have won awards from organisations including the National Centre for Early Music (Sweet Day, 2010) and his music has been broadcast on BBC Radios 3 and 4, Classic FM, and internationally.
Owain was a chorister at St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol, before joining the National Youth Choir of Great Britain. He was assistant conductor of the RSCM Millennium Youth Choir before founding his own ensemble, The Gesualdo Six, who recently released their first album on Hyperion Records, English Motets, to critical acclaim. As well as directing The Gesualdo Six he maintains a busy schedule of conducting projects, working with ensembles including Cappella Cracoviensis, Cambridge Chorale and the BBC Singers. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO), and was awarded the Dixon Prize for improvisation, having been Senior Organ Scholar at Wells Cathedral and Trinity College Cambridge.
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News

  • New Publication: Five Carols by Owain Park
    • New Publication: Five Carols by Owain Park
    • 10th October 2021
    • Novello & Co Ltd is pleased to announce the publication of Five Carols by Owain Park. This collection brings together five beautiful works composed for SATB without divisi.  Adam lay yboundenThe Holy ChildA...
  • Three Choirs Festival 2021
    • Three Choirs Festival 2021
    • 26th July 2021
    • This July, Three Choirs Festival, the longest running non-competitive classical music festival in the world, has a full week of much-loved classics, lesser-known gems and commissioned premieres, including multiple works...
  • Tenebrae 2017 Tour | Footsteps by Owain Park & Path of Miracles by Joby Talbot
  • Chester Music & Novello: New Works - December 2016
    • Chester Music & Novello: New Works - December 2016
    • 1st December 2016
    • Each month we round up the works that have been newly published by Chester Music and Novello. Unless stated otherwise these works are now available on sale or hire. If you would like to discuss any aspect of these new...
  • Season Highlights 2016-2017
    • Season Highlights 2016-2017
    • 1st September 2016
    • We’re are delighted to be able to announce the plans for our composers during the coming season. You can view the Season Highlights 2016-2017 brochure from Music Sales Classical online. New signings include Donnacha...
  • New Choral Titles 2016-17
    • New Choral Titles 2016-17
    • 23rd August 2016
    • The Music Sales 2016-17 Choral Sampler and New Choral Titles brochure are now available, providing a wealth of new musical ideas for choirs of all kinds.The Choral Sampler features extracts of new and recent pieces for...
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Features

  • The Best Recordings of 2022 from Wise Music Classical
  • Choral Highlights 2022
    • Choral Highlights 2022
    • In recent months and for the season ahead the Wise Music choral catalogues are once again burgeoning with new works. There are new pieces and publications from Richard Allain, Peter Bruun, Britta Byström, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Matthew Martin, Paul Mealor, Nico Muhly, Owain Park, Joby Talbot and Judith Weir, plus new repertoire from recent Australian signing Ross Edwards.

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